McMaster Innovation Park

McMaster Innovation Park

The state-of-the-art metallurgical facility for Natural Resources Canada achieved LEED Platinum certification for sustainable design and is targeting the 2030 Challenge, putting it in the vanguard of energy-efficient research facilities.

The 15,400-square-metre (165,000-square-foot) building is filled with natural light, fresh air ventilation, planting gardens and a host of renewable and passive initiatives that will reduce energy consumption by as much as 70 percent. Lab activity includes metal casting, forming, welding and analytical testing.

“It is still the exception that industrial facilities are adopting a rigorous commitment to sustainable design and in this sense, CANMET is a cutting-edge model of what is possible,” said Donald Schmitt, principal with Diamond Schmitt Architects.